Technology Council

SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

13 of the hottest early stage technology companies in Southern California joined us yesterday for the 13th Annual Venture Net. Presenting companies included: • [.]

.Net 100

.Net Southern California Equity Technology 100

socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2021

Private equity investment company Yucaipa, led by Ron Burkle, is taking a German online bike retailer SIGNA Sports United public via an Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) acquisition, the two said last week. The company will have net revenues of approximately $1.6 billion.

.Net 113

.Net Acquisition Equity Invest 113

socalTECH

JULY 3, 2017

Financial details of the acquisition were not announced, however, DexYP says the combined company will have pro forma net revenues of more than $2 billion in 2017. YP.com had been owned by private equity investor Cerberus Capital Management. READ MORE>>.

Media 208

Media .Net Equity Acquisition 208

socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2021

Viant's major shareholders are executive Tim Vanderhook, Chris Vanderhook, and Larry Madden, along with two entities, Four Brothers 2 LLC and Viant Technology Equity Plan LLC. in net income on $164M in revenues for the year ended December 31, 2019. The company reported $9.9M

Advertising 113

Advertising .Net Equity Software 113

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

But that is a number in a vacuum without at least two other measures: return on investment (ROI) and percentage of net profit to revenue. Microsoft, Google, Amazon and other great firms generate billions of revenues and profits and even have a high ROI and high net profit percentage. Comparing ourselves to the giants.

Company 156

Company Companies .Net Google 156

socalTECH

JULY 28, 2014

The funding said $3M of the funding came from private equity group Kodiak Capital Group, with the remainder from family offices and high net worth individuals. Costa Mesa-based Eventure Interactive , a developer of social, photo sharing applications, said last week that it has raised $4.1M Eventure is led by Gannon Giguiere.

.Net 180

.Net Equity Mobile Capital 180

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Trade equity or services for startup help. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

Startup 106

Startup Capital Equity Funding 106

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The company says it expects to net $725M after underwtigin discounts, commissions, and other expenses. GoodRx is backed by private equity firms Silver Lake, Francisco Partners, Spectrum, and Idea Men LLC. GoodRx says is it selling 23,422,727 shares, with its existing shareholdering selling another 11,192,657 shares. Seelaus & Co.,

Pricing 113

Pricing Silver Lake Santa Monica .Net 113

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2021

That’s how much Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan , a startup founded just eight years ago is worth now, thanks to some massive tailwinds around homebuilding and energy efficiency that are serving to boost the company’s bottom line and netting it an unprecedented valuation for a vertical software company, according to bankers.

SaaS 292

SaaS Glendale Statistics Los Angeles 292

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2013

Bootstrapping avoids all the cost, pain, and distractions of finding angels or VCs, and allows you to keep control and all your hard-earned equity for yourself. Take little to no net profit. startup control equity bootstrapping Rich Christiansen business' If you do, there probably won''t ever be a long run! Marty Zwilling.

Equity 96

Equity Startup Summary Tips 96

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Gross Burn vs. Net Burn. Burn rate in case you don’t know is the amount of money a company is either spending (gross) or losing (net) per month. (it Net burn is the amount of money you are losing per month. I often see companies burning $100,000 per month (net) looking to raise $6-8 million.

Startup 383

Startup Company Companies .Net 383

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2014

The sale netted the company $20M, which it will use to fund its U.S. Moviepilot is venture backed by T-Venture, Grazia Equity, IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, and angels. Moviepilot , the online film review and publishing site led by Tobias Bauckhage, has sold off its German website, moviepilot.de , to French publisher Webedia.

Social Media 164

Social Media Marketing .Net Entertainment 164

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income. Non-equity funding has to come from personal sources, or government grants, or bank loans.

Entrepreneur 148

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Course 148

socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2013

billion, plus the assumption of net worth around $2.2 The deal comes after weeks of rumors of a buyout effort from multiple private equity firms. in cash per share, or approximately $13.6 READ MORE>>. life technologies merger acquisition thermo fisher scientific lifesciences'

Acquisition 138

Acquisition Technology .Net Equity 138

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Trade equity or services for startup help. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

Funding 174

Funding Startup Equity Examples 174

TechCrunch LA

JULY 24, 2019

Postmates’ cooler-inspired autonomous delivery robot, which will roll out commercially in Los Angeles later this year, will rely on lidar sensors from Ouster, a burgeoning two-year-old startup that recently raised $60 million in equity and debt funding.

Los Angeles 216

Los Angeles .Net Custom Customer 216

socalTECH

MAY 9, 2011

San Diego-based Peregrine Semiconductor , the developer of CMOS RF integrated circuits, updated its S-1 filings Friday, saying that it had a net loss of $1.0M That compares with net income of $1.0M The firm is venture backed byMorgenthaler Partners, Palisades Ventures , TVP, Advanced Equities , and others. on revenues of $21.2M

.Net 153

.Net San Diego Equity Marketing 153

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Here are eight key insights that will help you find a productive match: Angels want equity ownership, not causes. Each has met legal securities minimums for net worth and professionalism, to reduce the risk to entrepreneurs. By definition, angels are accredited investors, who invest their own money for a percentage of the business.

Venture Capital 106

Venture Capital Angel Seed Funding Invest 106

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2012

According to the two companies, Pernix will acquire Somaxon in a stock-for-stock transaction worth a total of $25M in total equity. Somaxon had 12 months net sales of approximately $11.7M San Diego-based Somaxon , a developer of treatments for insomnia, has been acquired by Pernix Therapeutics Holdings , in a deal worth $25M.

San Diego 147

San Diego .Net Equity Acquisition 147

Berkonomics

AUGUST 21, 2013

Venture or angel-financed companies with plenty of working capital sometimes are immune to this need for some time into their growth, but at some point it will become clear that the cheapest form of finance is not equity in a growing enterprise.

Capital 153

Capital .Net Equity Pricing 153

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

However, most often, these funds are solicited by a well-meaning entrepreneur from investors who are not qualified as accredited investors under the law (currently requiring a proved income of $200,000 a year or $1 million in net worth for an individual investor). Often private equity investors will want control of the business as well.

Venture Capital 266

Venture Capital Class Invest Equity 266

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Peregrine Semiconductor is venture backed by Morgenthaler Partners, Ridgewood Peregrine, Palisades Ventures, TVP, Advanced Equities, and others. According to the firm's S-1, the company had a net loss of $7.4M in 2009, and a net loss of $2.5M on revenues of $70.5M on revenues of $67.6M READ MORE>>.

.Net 140

.Net San Diego Equity Acquisition 140

socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2016

The company also says it has been growing in terms of employees; the company said it had 110 net new hires in 2015, a 31 percent increase in its headcount.

OpenX 100

OpenX .Net Advertising Equity 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

It seems that most of you entrepreneurs I meet in my role as business advisor are convinced that starting a new business requires equity investors, exponential growth, and a plan to go public via IPO. Personal income is related to operations versus equity. With major investors, your equity and return is diluted and delayed.

Statistics 124

Statistics Equity Satisfaction Entrepreneur 124

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2012

ServiceNow is venture backed by JMI Equity and Sequoia Capital. The firm reported a net loss of $6.6M The firm's IPO is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities, Barclays, Credit SUisse, UBS Investment Bank, Pacific Crest Securities, and Wells Fargo Securities. READ MORE>>.

San Diego 113

San Diego .Net Equity Report 113

Tech.Co

MARCH 25, 2022

By ensuring their value isn't bloated, the company will net its employees better equity over time. But the steep drop in valuation isn't exactly a great morale booster, either.

Advertising 118

Advertising Tool .Net Marketing 118

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2010

According to Demand's IPO filing, the firm had a net loss of $6.00M on revenues of $114.0M For the year ended December 31, 2009, the firm had a net loss of $21.9M The firm's major stockholders are Oak Investment Partners, Spectrum Equity, W Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs & Co., in the first six months of 2010.

Demand 184

Demand Media .Net Santa Monica 184

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Family Offices (of high-net-worth individuals or families). So they will have allocations to US public equities, international public equities, emerging market public equities, real estate, mining, minerals and so forth. But for people not familiar with VC I can tell you it’s a mix of: 1. University Endowments.

Venture Capital 396

Venture Capital Funding Technical Review Startup 396

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2012

That's the idea behind a new startup, Fundable , headed by serial entrepreneur Wil Schroter , which allows you to use rewards -- product, company schwag, an even equity -- as a tool to get your startup to the next stage. We allow startups to raise money, both based on equity, as well as rewards. What's Fundable?

Startup 223

Startup Equity Venture Capital Ideas 223

socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2010

San Diego-based NextWave Wireless said Friday that it has completed the sale of its 65 percent equity interest in PacketVideo. NextWave Wireless said it will result in net cash proceeds of $106.5M The firm said the sale, to NTT DOCOMO , was worth $111.6M. from the sale. The firm said it will use $94.0M going towards working capital.

Sales 140

Sales San Diego .Net Equity 140

InfoChachkie

JULY 11, 2011

By combining our equity investment with a tranche of venture debt, the company has avoided a larger equity round, which would have significantly diluted the Founders’ ownership share. Dollar Blend – Many venture debt lenders require that their funds be accompanied by an equity investment, generally from legitimate venture capitalists.

Equity 235

Equity Startup Invest Funding 235

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Trade equity or services for startup help. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Funding 96

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Let’s take a few minutes to examine the kind of equity financing available to small or early stage businesses. In most cases, these applicants for equity funding must be rooted in technology to apply to this limited discussion. The post When should you go for equity financing? Friends and family investors. Venture farms.

Equity 156

Equity Technical Review Class Organization 156

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2021

Here are eight key insights that will help you find a productive match: Angels want equity ownership, not causes. Each has met legal securities minimums for net worth and professionalism, to reduce the risk to entrepreneurs. By definition, angels are accredited investors, who invest their own money for a percentage of the business.

Angel 126

Angel Funding Venture Capital Seed Funding 126

socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2009

The capital injection came as the firm said it had a 17% decrease in its net sales, to $97.8M, in the first quarter. Tags: power-one powerone power supply equipment hardware private equity. The firm said it will use the funding to restructure its debt, plus for working capital and strategic initiatives.

Silver Lake 100

Silver Lake .Net Equity Invest 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2019

This usually means not taking money from equity investors, since investors want fast growth, high profits, and an exit event, to allow investments to be recouped. Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income. Non-equity funding has to come from personal sources, or government grants, or bank loans.

Startup 77

Startup Equity Entrepreneur Course 77

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. Trade equity or services for startup help. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

Funding 107

Funding Startup Equity Examples 107